Kristin Ottlinger holds a degree in Cultural Studies and Political Science. She is the co-founder and CEO of Fuchs Devils Wild and a winner of the 2021 New Work Award.

For around 15 years, she has advised renowned national and international clients across a wide range of industries, from start-ups to DAX-listed corporations, on New Work, digitalisation and transformation.

Her foundation: Clarity. Resolve. Execution.
Her focus: the future of work in the age of AI.

Kristin Ottlinger takes a holistic approach to supporting organisations through transformation. Her work spans team development, the design of new structures and processes, and focused strategic counsel for executives and leadership teams.

A particular focus of her work is how leadership, organisations and AI need to work together in the future. She supports companies in the strategic adoption of AI, ensuring that technology and people do not simply coexist but, at their best, become a “perfect match”. Because new technology alone does not transform an organisation. And even the best concept has little value if it fails to deliver impact in day-to-day business.

Her work is therefore defined by a clear view of what lies ahead. Her conviction: change is not always comfortable. But it can be shaped. Provided organisations are prepared not only to talk about the future, but to turn it into action with consistency.

Alongside her consulting work, Kristin Ottlinger shares her extensive experience as a lecturer in New Work, leadership, communication and digital transformation at universities and educational institutions.

She is also a regular interview guest and speaker at events across Germany.

Kristin Ottlinger holds a degree in Cultural Studies and Political Science. She is the co-founder and CEO of Fuchs Devils Wild and a winner of the 2021 New Work Award. For around 15 years, she has advised renowned national and international client... Show more

Gabriele Fontana è Senior Software Engineer presso RedCarbon, con vent'anni di esperienza nella progettazione di architetture solide e sicure. Le sue radici tecnologiche affondano nei LUG dei primi anni 2000, tracciando un legame indissolubile con l'Open Source.

Le sue competenze abbracciano l'intero ecosistema software, dal Frontend al Backend fino ai database. Con un DNA radicato in Linux, è specializzato nella definizione di standard architetturali e pratiche 'Secure by Design'.

Promotore della Servant Leadership, rende semplici i sistemi complessi supportando e guidando gli altri, e partecipa attivamente alle community locali (PUG Torino, Go Meetup, Open Source Saturday).

Fuori dalla console, vive di sport e montagna — dove sperimenta infortuni fantozziani — e di enogastronomia, con l'ambizione, spesso fallimentare, di replicare a casa i piatti scoperti tra colline e cantine.

Gabriele Fontana è Senior Software Engineer presso RedCarbon, con vent'anni di esperienza nella progettazione di architetture solide e sicure. Le sue radici tecnologiche affondano nei LUG dei primi anni 2000, tracciando un legame indissolubile con l'... Show more

Amanda Hua is the founder and CEO of Apova, where she is building Agent Atlas for governed execution in production AI workflows.

She has spent her career architecting and building high-stakes distributed systems across payments, financial infrastructure, identity, commerce, privacy, and enterprise platforms. Her work includes helping build RippleNet as a First Principal Engineer at Ripple, founding digital transformation architecture at Rivian, and engineering leadership and architecture roles across Apple, PayPal, Anywhere Real Estate, and HP.

Her current work explores what changes when AI systems move from generating outputs to taking real-world actions: how execution state, authority, policy, evidence, exceptions, human checkpoints, and decision lineage can be designed into the system rather than delegated to the model.

Amanda Hua is the founder and CEO of Apova, where she is building Agent Atlas for governed execution in production AI workflows. She has spent her career architecting and building high-stakes distributed systems across payments, financial infrastr... Show more

I’m a Software Engineer, Google Developer Expert (GDE), and community builder based in Mexico. My work centers around JavaScript, web development, and emerging AI tooling. I use AI as a tool in my engineering workflow, helping me prototype rapidly and take my ideas further. I'm highly interested in the future of interaction design and building interfaces where users and agents work side-by-side. Outside of work, I actively organize tech communities in Mexico. Whether I'm running a meetup, hosting a workshop, or speaking at a conference, my goal is to create approachable spaces for anybody to learn and share knowledge

I’m a Software Engineer, Google Developer Expert (GDE), and community builder based in Mexico. My work centers around JavaScript, web development, and emerging AI tooling. I use AI as a tool in my engineering workflow, helping me prototype rapidly an... Show more

Milan Cheeks is the founder and CEO of SELF Labs Inc., a technology company developing AI-powered products and infrastructure designed to improve how people live, work, create, and interact with technology.

He is leading the development of SELF OS, an AI-native operating environment designed to bring intelligent agents, decentralized applications, digital identity, and user-controlled computing into a unified ecosystem. He is also developing ESSENCE, a blockchain-based utility and economic layer intended to reward verified participation and contributions within the SELF network.

Through SELF Labs, Milan works across artificial intelligence, decentralized infrastructure, robotics, real estate technology, digital economies, and next-generation human-computer interaction.

His broader mission is to build technology that gives individuals greater ownership of their data, intelligence, devices, and economic value—helping move society from centralized digital platforms toward more personalized and user-owned technological systems.

Milan Cheeks is the founder and CEO of SELF Labs Inc., a technology company developing AI-powered products and infrastructure designed to improve how people live, work, create, and interact with technology. He is leading the development of SELF OS... Show more

Shama Keskar is a three-time founding CTO. But that is not where the story started.

She got into tech through the back door 🙂 Physics graduate. No CS degree. First job in the United States was cashier at a Big 5 sporting goods store in Silicon Valley. Broke into Google in 2004 as a QA engineer.

Then spent the next 15+ years scaling engineering across Google, LinkedIn, and Amazon – leading quality for Google's Online Advertising platform (scope: ~98% of company revenue), pioneering Alexa automation, launching Amazon Go and Amazon One as Amazon's first physical retail launches. Grew teams from 4 to 50+ engineers.

In 2021 she went founding CTO. And has not stopped since – Nickelytics (edge AI + computer vision for autonomous outdoor advertising), SignAI (real-time bidirectional ASL/English AI interpreter prototype demoed to Microsoft), and most recently co-founder & founding CTO of an AI-native fashion wholesale platform where she built the production document extraction system that hit 96% accuracy across live paying merchants.

Currently writing her first book The Trust Layer – building AI systems you can actually ship. Her thesis is simple – generation is solved, trust is the product. She writes about it publicly on Substack and speaks on it wherever engineering leaders will let her.

The through-line from QA engineer at Google to three-time founding CTO has always been the same – care about the boring engineering work everyone else skips. Evals, reliability, trust architecture, et al. Ship things that actually work in production.

Based in Seattle. Available for keynotes, panels, closed-door founder sessions, and technical deep-dives.

Shama Keskar is a three-time founding CTO. But that is not where the story started. She got into tech through the back door 🙂 Physics graduate. No CS degree. First job in the United States was cashier at a Big 5 sporting goods store in Silicon Va... Show more

I began designing digital experiences in the late 1990s, when building for the web meant learning by doing. Early in my career, I worked across graphic design, branding, websites, portals, and e-commerce, developing a broad foundation that connected visual communication with technology and user experience.

Over time, I specialized in UX/UI and digital product design, leading projects for government institutions, startups, established businesses, and global clients. I built design systems, created scalable interfaces, and became the bridge between design, development, and business teams. This period shaped my belief that the best products come from clear process, structured thinking, and close collaboration.

Running my own business allowed me to work internationally, live in 11 countries, and deliver over 300 client projects. As tools evolved, I adopted no-code and modern prototyping workflows to accelerate time to market. This led to publishing 20+ native apps on iOS and Android and refining a repeatable method to go from idea to shipped product efficiently.

As my experience grew, so did my focus on teaching. I became a mentor, guiding designers and product builders through weekly one-on-one sessions, structured feedback, and practical career development. Over the years, I have mentored 70+ designers and supported more than 4,500 learners worldwide. Today, my work sits at the intersection of design, product, and education. I design and ship digital products, build frameworks and processes, and teach others to do the same as a team of one.

My mission is to make product creation accessible, structured, and achievable for individuals and small teams by combining design expertise, strategic thinking, and AI where it matters most.

I began designing digital experiences in the late 1990s, when building for the web meant learning by doing. Early in my career, I worked across graphic design, branding, websites, portals, and e-commerce, developing a broad foundation that connected ... Show more

Chantal Matthews is a highly sought after Finance Director originally from South Africa but now residing in the UK. After selling her accounting practice, Chantal now focuses on helping companies and individuals manage their financial future with intention and focus. She has years of experience in various financial and management roles in a range of industries. She loves to explain financial fundamentals in an easy-to-understand manner and empower people to take control of their finances. She is also an international author and affectionately known as ‘Hippy Mother’ by her two children. When she’s not number crunching she enjoys time in nature walking her dog or potting in the garden all while devouring books through audible or the latest podcasts episodes.

Chantal Matthews is a highly sought after Finance Director originally from South Africa but now residing in the UK. After selling her accounting practice, Chantal now focuses on helping companies and individuals manage their financial future with int... Show more

Shashwat Pandey is a Machine Learning Engineer specializing in the design and development of reliable, scalable, and trustworthy large language model systems. His expertise spans generative AI, natural language processing, retrieval-augmented generation, uncertainty quantification, hallucination detection, MLOps, and production AI evaluation. He has experience owning machine learning systems across the complete lifecycle, including problem definition, model development, deployment, monitoring, evaluation, and observability.
Shashwat currently works as a Machine Learning Engineer at Zillow Group, where he leads AI-powered customer communication and call intelligence initiatives. His work has contributed to the AI-Generated Messages platform, which has supported approximately 165 partners, more than 100,000 messages, and approximately 9,000 weekly active users. He also led the development of automated follow-up email and SMS generation for Zillow Home Loans and helped transform call summarization capabilities into a productized machine learning platform.
At Zillow, Shashwat established evaluation frameworks covering more than 600 calls and 500 long-call summaries. His work improved summary quality by 28% and reduced the hallucination rate from 11.4% to 8.2%. He also developed production monitoring metrics, observability systems, and compliant event architectures to strengthen the reliability, governance, and safety of borrower-facing AI applications.
Previously, Shashwat worked as a Machine Learning Engineer at the University of California, where he architected and deployed Cruz Chat, the university’s first AI-powered chatbot. He developed its retrieval-augmented generation platform using Elasticsearch, FAISS, and LlamaIndex, processing more than 10,000 documents. He also deployed GPU-accelerated LLM inference systems on NVIDIA A100 infrastructure and improved retrieval latency, answer quality, experimentation speed, and conversational system performance.
Earlier in his career at Amdocs, Shashwat contributed to a large-scale Azure migration involving more than 50 billion subscriber records across over 30 enterprise systems. He developed churn prediction models that achieved 91% accuracy and supported a 48% reduction in churn. He also applied transformer-based models, including BERT and GPT-3, to customer sentiment analysis and optimized machine learning workloads using CUDA, reducing model training time by 50%.
Shashwat holds a Master of Science in Computer Science with a specialization in Natural Language Processing from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and Electronics from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology. His research focuses on the reliability of large language models—including uncertainty quantification for reasoning LLMs and independent, black-box auditing of deployed on-device models for calibration, confident confabulation, and over-refusal, together with mitigations that require no model access. His LLM research has been disseminated through arXiv and the IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Computing Applications.

Shashwat Pandey is a Machine Learning Engineer specializing in the design and development of reliable, scalable, and trustworthy large language model systems. His expertise spans generative AI, natural language processing, retrieval-augmented generat... Show more

I am a hands-on Architect, with a proven record of delivering scalable, secure, and flexible enterprise systems. I am passionate about clean, readable, tested code and delivering excellent value to clients.

I currently serve as a Software Architect at One Zero Bank. Our company is the first digital bank, providing fast, reliable service to our customers using the latest AI technologies.

At my previous company (NI), I also served as the Lead of the Product Security Chapter, which focused on advancing NI's security posture using their SDL, Threat Modeling, Certifications, and lots of training.

I am a hands-on Architect, with a proven record of delivering scalable, secure, and flexible enterprise systems. I am passionate about clean, readable, tested code and delivering excellent value to clients. I currently serve as a Software Architec... Show more

Sagar Chhetri is a Nepal-based co-founder and CEO of Saubhagya Group, building companies, systems and communities across construction, technology, education, marketing, hospitality and community development. His work connects venture building, growth marketing, business operations and technology.

He founded 101Infotech, which evolved into Brand Bird, and previously led WoM Marketing. Today he works with co-founders, operators and teams across the Saubhagya ecosystem, including Saubhagya Ghar, Saubhagya Construction, SSIT Institute, Your Hostel and The Hive Fusion.

Sagar speaks on venture building in Nepal, growth marketing, digital strategy, entrepreneurship, technology education and building practical teams and systems. His official profile and current work are at https://sagar.business/about.

Sagar Chhetri is a Nepal-based co-founder and CEO of Saubhagya Group, building companies, systems and communities across construction, technology, education, marketing, hospitality and community development. His work connects venture building, growth... Show more

Cloud computing engineer from Alibaba Cloud Elastic Computing, engaged in containerization, observability, and application optimization related to GPU and RDMA workloads on Kubernetes, with experience in building and maintaining large-scale intelligent computing clusters.

Cloud computing engineer from Alibaba Cloud Elastic Computing, engaged in containerization, observability, and application optimization related to GPU and RDMA workloads on Kubernetes, with experience in building and maintaining large-scale intellige... Show more

Teddy Teece is the Managing Partner of KEA Capital Partners, an investment firm that links international capital with New Zealand’s light industrial sector. He is an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist whose work spans finance, technology, executive coaching, and real estate. Across these fields, he has focused on connecting purpose, profit, and planet while addressing overlooked market inefficiencies and practical business challenges.

Teddy's relationship with New Zealand comes through five generations of family ties, and his dual-hemisphere, bi-coastal early life helped shape his global outlook. This background informs his current work with long-term and lifestyle-oriented investors who seek financial returns while building deeper connections to New Zealand and contributing to its economy, environment, and infrastructure.

As Founder and Managing Partner of KEA Capital Partners, Teddy leads acquisition strategies across New Zealand’s “golden triangle,” with attention on light industrial sectors. The firm focuses on acquiring, growing, and consolidating established businesses that support the country’s infrastructure. Through KEA Capital Partners, he is raising funds from investors seeking residency in New Zealand while making a meaningful contribution to its economy.

Teddy developed KEA Capital Partners’s business plan and thesis during his first year in Wharton’s Executive MBA program. This involved building advisory relationships, stress-testing the plan, and shaping a timely opportunity. KEA Capital Partners now offers a geopolitical insurance product for investors concerned about macroeconomic uncertainty and interested in New Zealand as a safe and stable place to live and invest. His model combines private equity, search fund methods, local partnerships, community events, and philanthropic opportunities.

Before founding KEA Capital Partners, Teddy served as Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of an investment bank that processed eight and nine-figure transactions. He also co-founded a marketplace for unique experiences through an incubator and created partnerships with major providers. In consulting, he co-founded a leadership and family business advisory service that supports business families, executives, and next-generation leaders across the United States, the Middle East, and New Zealand.

Teddy has also developed a nonprofit and executive retreat destination near Boulder, Colorado, improving a forty-acre property for connection, reflection, wellness, and community. Since 2017, he has supported Navy SEAL families through a foundation and helped raise six- and seven-figure sums for charities.

Teddy graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, earned recognition for the university’s best senior essay, competed as an NCAA Division I lightweight rower, and played rugby.

Today, Teddy Teece works with a New Zealand-based team, supports charitable organizations, writes, drums, works the land, and seeks adventure. He remains focused on service, stewardship, and partnerships that support lasting organizations and communities.

Teddy Teece is the Managing Partner of KEA Capital Partners, an investment firm that links international capital with New Zealand’s light industrial sector. He is an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist whose work spans finance, technology, exe... Show more

Leslie Motta is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Unscripted Global, an independent media platform dedicated to telling the human stories behind innovation. As the host of Unscripted with Leslie Motta, she is known for authentic conversations with founders, executives, entrepreneurs, creators, and industry leaders shaping the future across technology, business, finance, sports, and culture.

Previously, Leslie served as Chief Operating Officer of Gokhshtein Media, where she helped lead one of the digital asset industry's most recognized independent media platforms. She oversaw operations, strategic growth, creator partnerships, marketing initiatives, live events, and community engagement while helping deliver trusted news, educational content, podcasts, and digital programming across blockchain, Web3, and emerging technologies.

Before transitioning into media, Leslie spent more than 18 years in the banking and real estate industries, holding leadership roles focused on operations, organizational development, process improvement, and team transformation. Throughout her career, she has successfully restructured underperforming teams into high-performing organizations by streamlining operations, improving efficiencies, and building scalable processes.

Today, Leslie combines her executive leadership experience with citizen journalism and storytelling to connect audiences with the people driving innovation around the world.

Leslie Motta is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Unscripted Global, an independent media platform dedicated to telling the human stories behind innovation. As the host of Unscripted with Leslie Motta, she is known for authentic conversation... Show more

John works at Akamai Technologies, where he helps customers understand how AI, Cloud, and the Edge can transform their business.

Before joining Akamai, he led cloud initiatives at WPP, guiding the company through its initial forays into generative AI. Throughout his career, John has held senior roles across major cloud providers, managed service providers, and startups, bringing a wealth of experience to his current position.

John writes about cloud economics, edge architecture and AI inference economics (bradshaw.cloud/topics/ai-inference/) at bradshaw.cloud.

John works at Akamai Technologies, where he helps customers understand how AI, Cloud, and the Edge can transform their business. Before joining Akamai, he led cloud initiatives at WPP, guiding the company through its initial forays into generative... Show more

Michael Hunger has been passionate about software development for more than 30 years.

For the last 15 years, he has been working on the open source Neo4j graph database filling many roles, most recently heading product innovation and GenAI.

As a developer Michael enjoys many aspects of software development and architecture, learning new things every day, participating in exciting and ambitious open source projects and contributing and writing software related books and articles. Michael spoke at numerous conferences and helped organize others.

Michael helps kids to learn to program by running weekly girls-only coding classes at local schools.

Michael Hunger has been passionate about software development for more than 30 years. For the last 15 years, he has been working on the open source Neo4j graph database filling many roles, most recently heading product innovation and GenAI. As ... Show more

Ingeniero de sistemas y TI con más de 9 años de experiencia en implementación de solución tecnologicas, ERP's, modelado de procesos, análisis de datos, gestión de proyectos.

Con un máster en BPM For Transformation Digital, por la Universidad Internacional de la Rioja (UNIR).

Conferencista nacional e internacional en temas de Business Intelligence, Analítica, Process Mining, SAP Business One, RPA.

Reconocido por Microsofr como MVP Data Platform.

Ingeniero de sistemas y TI con más de 9 años de experiencia en implementación de solución tecnologicas, ERP's, modelado de procesos, análisis de datos, gestión de proyectos. Con un máster en BPM For Transformation Digital, por la Universidad Inter... Show more

Felicia is a Software Engineer passionate about making tech accessible and empowering developers. She drives innovation, fosters continuous learning, and challenges conventions to help others unlock their potential in tech and beyond.

Felicia is a Software Engineer passionate about making tech accessible and empowering developers. She drives innovation, fosters continuous learning, and challenges conventions to help others unlock their potential in tech and beyond. Show more

Lyndsey Van Sickle, a third-generation leader in construction, rose to become a key executive in one of the largest construction companies in the U.S., thriving in a male-dominated industry. Now a leading corporate consultant, she works with businesses in real estate, healthcare, and beyond—helping them master influential conversations that drive measurable results.

Lyndsey Van Sickle, a third-generation leader in construction, rose to become a key executive in one of the largest construction companies in the U.S., thriving in a male-dominated industry. Now a leading corporate consultant, she works with business... Show more

Ronen Ariely is a senior consultant and architect, in the fields of data platform and application development. He has more than 15 years' experience in variety programming languages and technologies, leading development teams, and software companies, SQL & BI enterprise level solutions. Ronen is active in communities (aka pituach) in the field of Programming, SQL Server, and T-SQL. He serves as Moderator at MSDN and as one of the Microsoft TechNet WIKI communities' leaders. Ronen writes technical blogs, TechNet articles and blogs, and has been awarded as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional 7 times.

Ronen Ariely is a senior consultant and architect, in the fields of data platform and application development. He has more than 15 years' experience in variety programming languages and technologies, leading development teams, and software companies,... Show more

I have been working with data for more than 15 years.
I specialise in cloud data platform, IoT and the intelligent edge.

Now working on building the best productivity tools for data professionals

I have been working with data for more than 15 years. I specialise in cloud data platform, IoT and the intelligent edge. Now working on building the best productivity tools for data professionals Show more

Meet Adi! Adi is a multi-disciplinary master: She manages the App & AI and cloud services across Southeast Europe, holds a degree in software engineering, launched startups, managing startups competitions, won global competitions and is a passionate innovator. This diversity gives her the unique ability to communicate complex technologies in a compelling way to tech and non-tech audiences alike and makes her a sought-after public speaker.

Adi is also a global speaker on AI technologies, developers productivity and entrepreneurship. She empowers companies and startups to innovate with generative AI for building cutting-edge applications at scale.

Adi has a wealth of experience in the tech industry, from corporate to startups, having held various roles in product management, software engineer, CEO, innovation, entrepreneurship, and AI domain. She previously worked as an innovation manager at Microsoft R&D CTO office, where she led market research and developed business models for new tech ventures. She also worked at Over.ai, which was acquired by Vonage, and as a product manager for AI products.

Adi is startups founder. Growing two ventures in the brain computer interface for gaming and wellness domain, ignited her mission to encourage more women to start their own ventures. Adi launched and managed Ben-Gurion University innovation hub for entrepreneurs, and in the last 7 years, she manages Merage alumni network (an Israeli network of 1000 startup CEOs selected to the prestigious Merage program) and the Merage startup competition (Granting $100K to entrepreneurs above the age 45 or women at any age), and volunteer in various women empowerment initiatives.

Adi is a dynamic and engaging speaker who is always willing to share her experiences and insights with others.

Meet Adi! Adi is a multi-disciplinary master: She manages the App & AI and cloud services across Southeast Europe, holds a degree in software engineering, launched startups, managing startups competitions, won global competitions and is a passionate ... Show more

Leon Nunes is a Senior Customer Success Engineer working around Cloud-native technologies, Agents, Agent-gateways and Service meshes, he's also active in various Open-Source communities and Cloud native communities and loves talking about his varied interests in tech.

Leon Nunes is a Senior Customer Success Engineer working around Cloud-native technologies, Agents, Agent-gateways and Service meshes, he's also active in various Open-Source communities and Cloud native communities and loves talking about his varied ... Show more

Jan Weinschenker works at Holisticon AG in Hamburg as a senior consultant and software architect. He is a big fan of cloud based architectures and reactive programming with Java and Kotlin.

Jan Weinschenker works at Holisticon AG in Hamburg as a senior consultant and software architect. He is a big fan of cloud based architectures and reactive programming with Java and Kotlin. Show more

Daniel Hindrikes is an experienced developer and architect passionate about creating mobile apps powered by the cloud. With over a decade of experience, Daniel has developed applications for major platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS. His journey began with Xamarin in its early days, and he has since expanded his expertise to include Blazor development, both for websites and hybrid apps using .NET MAUI.

Daniel shares his knowledge through speaking engagements, blog posts, and video content. He runs a YouTube channel dedicated to all things .NET MAUI. Additionally, he co-authored the book Xamarin.Forms Projects and holds the prestigious title of Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies.

Daniel Hindrikes is an experienced developer and architect passionate about creating mobile apps powered by the cloud. With over a decade of experience, Daniel has developed applications for major platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS... Show more

With over two decades of experience as a seasoned software architect, I am fueled by a passion for technology, cloud computing, and software development. Throughout my career, I have designed, built, and managed systems of varying scales across a diverse range of industries, including insurance, financial services, and mobility.

I take great pleasure in sharing my insights and experiences with others, whether by teaching, speaking at conferences, organizing hands-on workshops, or writing articles. By engaging with the community, I aim to inspire and provide practical insights drawn from my hands-on experience.

With over two decades of experience as a seasoned software architect, I am fueled by a passion for technology, cloud computing, and software development. Throughout my career, I have designed, built, and managed systems of varying scales across a div... Show more

Pierre Hulsebus has spent more than 40 years pushing the boundaries of what service teams can achieve with technology and AI. As Global Field Service Director at Alithya, he works directly with leaders and frontline teams to cut through complexity, unlock new performance, and keep customers at the center of every decision. One of Microsoft’s original Global Black Belts for service, Pierre has helped shape the evolution of modern service platforms and the way organizations think about frontline operations.
His background spans sales, coaching, architecture, and service leadership, giving him a rare ability to see across the entire service ecosystem and turn insight into action. A four‑time Titanium Award recipient, he is known for elevating teams, accelerating growth, and bringing clarity to challenges that stall others.
Beyond the enterprise world, Pierre invests deeply in education and access. He serves on the Curriculum Advisory Board at Ferris State University and works with Expanding Boundaries International to bring STEAM learning to underserved communities across Africa and Baltimore. He continues to share ideas with the global service community, blending decades of experience with a passionate belief in what people can accomplish when complexity gets out of their way.

Pierre Hulsebus has spent more than 40 years pushing the boundaries of what service teams can achieve with technology and AI. As Global Field Service Director at Alithya, he works directly with leaders and frontline teams to cut through complexity, u... Show more

Zama Ndlovu is the founder of Asthrall, a Durban-based technology company building at the intersection of AI, hardware, architecture and industrial design. Her work explores how intelligent systems can become part of physical environments and everyday life, while challenging assumptions about where ambitious technology companies can be built.

Zama is particularly interested in frontier technology, African innovation and the systems required to build globally relevant companies from South Africa. She is building Asthrall from Durban with the conviction that local founders should not have to leave the country to participate in defining technological evolutions.

Zama Ndlovu is the founder of Asthrall, a Durban-based technology company building at the intersection of AI, hardware, architecture and industrial design. Her work explores how intelligent systems can become part of physical environments and everyda... Show more

Mustafa Dayıoğlu is a senior security architect and cloud-native solutions leader with nearly 25 years of experience, specializing in cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and AI-driven security architectures. He began his career at TÜBİTAK, leading national projects in network and information security, compliance, and digital identity. As a director at TÜBİTAK’s National Cyber Security Institute, he managed flagship NATO SPS projects and contributed to national security standards.

Beyond his technical leadership, Mustafa holds a PhD in Business Model Innovation, focusing on the commercialization and large-scale adoption of technology-driven solutions. His research was published in IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management in 2023, underlining his commitment to bridging the gap between innovative engineering and practical business impact.

Today, Mustafa focuses on building open-source, privacy-preserving, and self-improving AI systems on Kubernetes and Kubeflow, with an emphasis on explainable security, federated learning, and compliance (NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, GDPR, HIPAA). His recent work integrates vLLM, GraphRAG, and ONNX to deliver practical, autonomous security pipelines for healthcare, OT, and critical infrastructure.

An active participant in CNCF and Secure AI events, Mustafa’s mission is to enable security and DevSecOps teams to implement interpretable, adaptive, and policy-aware AI defenses in production environments. He is committed to fostering an open-source ecosystem that advances both technical excellence and real-world adoption of cybersecurity intelligence.

Mustafa Dayıoğlu is a senior security architect and cloud-native solutions leader with nearly 25 years of experience, specializing in cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and AI-driven security architectures. He began his career at TÜBİTAK, leading national pro... Show more

Sateesh is a Distinguished Engineer specializing in the design of large scale enterprise applications. He drives the strategic roadmap and technological advancements to enhance Observability, influencing the future direction. With his expertise in Observability and proficiency in multiple programming languages, Sateesh holds a patent for measuring user and system metrics. Outside of work, Sateesh, a nature enthusiast, enjoys hiking in National parks and exploring destination hikes worldwide.

Sateesh is a Distinguished Engineer specializing in the design of large scale enterprise applications. He drives the strategic roadmap and technological advancements to enhance Observability, influencing the future direction. With his expertise in Ob... Show more